The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

NEWS FAZED, ..11 tee ILVAII DOCTOR, what do you advise ? I EYES ; advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to Covent-garden hear some charming singing, order ,ne of their capital chops' and magnificent potatoes, and that Ja the best advice I catt give you. • .. O .I„d' A S I.. • Fr • /," %ITC • - 'e ) •t-' • .: v , • $ 4:7 0 ~,„„v•. "1 1 . • • • 4 . 4V1111111h;1141ft\ :t. r . - • ;7; 741 1 E to&', . z , 3 D • • inzorr • rcrill'..' - ;•,\ .-...Z-Lj..*,lir Davenport Dockyard, and is succeed ed ai *, '• • : 634 % Nv 5 , r\%4 Henwood. who will take up his appo intro en , .f:frisy;%s.',::::,::4, ~4 On account of the unsatisfactory rr ite d fe ~ .piiiiiitiejieili-- , ,1..a. 4; 1 4 47 by the Admiralty, and the proposed redt ctio , 'sf ' ft_= ;: ::,4 4 1 . ;:Z . . nuation, a number of the skill e d mochas ics h: Zrifiti t . 5144t, ' department at Woolwich, and the amthonities are unka t o a N' replace them. A notification to the /effect that a number of shipwrights is required has been posted outside the dock yard gates for same weeks past, and :although many appli cations have been made for the vacs at berths only a few have been filled. The general reply of the applicants ap pears to be, " We can obtain double t'le dockyard pay from any of the private firms, as well as an equal amount of privilege." lINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, Thie BRANDY. 4_celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest OUR BRANDY, is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. thßold in Bottles, 3K. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by at e Agent, in the principal towns in England; or wholesale FIN°. 22,511. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1864. PRICE ....4d. STAMPED ... .15c1. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. .., 13 9serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded aranahan's LL. Whisky." S 0 N On FridayA N , Aug D . 19, in 3 volHs., E I R. A NOVEL. VURNI CURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTR, CARRIAGE-FREN to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First.class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of' ground. Every article warranted. The Drone and Caller On laying next, the favourite and Daniel O'Rourke bringing up the rear. Donkey increased his lead passing the stand and went on with it for the first mile, when he resigned in favour of Bally Edmond, who, waited upon by Caller Ou, came into the straight with nothing else near them. It was only the semblance of a race from the distaree, the old mare quitting her opponent opposite the Stand, end winning without being called upon by six lengths. The others did not pass the post. The Welter Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, aft, with 30 added. One mile. of £12,000 stock in the company. The audit committee was re-appointed. Mr BARROW, M.P., said he was sure that the share holders would concur with him that Mr Beale waft entitled to the best thanks of the proprietaty. He concluded by proposing that £lOOO be placed at the disposal of the Board to provide some suitable acknowledgment of the late chair man's valuable services. Company. The capital account shaved that £193,609 had been expendo3, leaving a balance of £1,173. One of Capt. Blakeley's 4i-inch guns, weighing 35 cwt., and manufactured for the Portuguese Govcrument, Was yesterday proved at the Woolwich butt, and fired two rounds satisfactorily. CONNE CIING SHIP OWNERS (Limited). lllcorporat d n nder the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862, ahereby the 1 lability of each shareholder is limited to the raount of hi: i shares. Also now ready. in 3 vols., GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY. By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LOSTWITHIEL AND FOWEY. The half yearly meeting of this company was held at Fowey on Saturday—Mr R. T. Head in the chair. The CIIMRMAN said that the balance sheet showed th.t.it £30,000 had been i alsed on shares. He advised the share holders, as there had been more than half of the subscribed capital paid up, to authorise the directors to borrow £lO,OOO upon debentures. Ono gentleman had promised to take one half the debentures at once. The directors also asked for authority to enter into an agreement with the Cornwall Railway Company to work the Fowey line. Resolutions authorising the eyercise of the borrowing powers and the agreement were passed. and the proceed ings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. C.Cs.ItiGY3IEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo ..dm.-able engravings of every description of Furniture and Leasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale Orders have been received at Chat:iam garrison directing a detachment of the 43d (Light Infautiy) Regiment, under the command of Major T. Holmes end three subalterns, lo be held in readiness to embark for New Zealand, to re irl.'orce the service companies of the regiment. The troops wilt embark at Gravesend as soon as the necessary amount of tonnage has been taken up fur them by the Wur Depart- Capital £1,000,000, in 60, 1 '00 shares of 420 each. D eposit £1 p , x share on application, and £1 on allotment. Scrip Certifica tes, which can be converted into Registered 81tares, at th e opti on o f t ne h o ld er, w ill b e i s sued imme diately after allotment. These certificates will be capable of transfer, 1 )3 , delivering from hand to hand, without any necessity for registration. Now Ready, in Crown Bvo., F OOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Mr BATEMAN seconded the resolution, which was carried with acclamation. Chapman and Ball, 193, Pi, cadilly. Mr Payne's Merry Maid, 5 yrs, 10st41b (Mr W. Bevill) 1 Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 5 yrs, lOst 61b.. (0 wner) 2 Mr Fenwiek's Batsinaa, 4 yro, lOst 41b (Ma 51b ex) The meeting was made special, and a resolution passed for consolidating into stock such of the SG 43 shares as had been fully paid up. The proceedings terminated with a voto of thanks to the Chairman and directors. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 391 11 0 (Mr Cameron) 3 Mr Harley's Budworth, 4 yra, lOst 51b (inc 61b ex) meat. NORTH LONDON. DIRECTORS. Rear -Admiral ,'Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. J, Lloyd Bagt ih, Esq , Bath. Britten, EF q. a Di rector of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall street, and 3J and 31, London-wall. G. Howard Fenwick , Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer 4.lfadras Itt dlway, Oatlands Park, Weybridg,e. W. Harr' is, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane. The Hon. A pis, Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam _Packet C ornpany. k;01. rge i Nedham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. Geo Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace r g Gas co mn. Seam pa me y ll, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph Company. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. -Viin Clark, E sq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Me orts. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Beeves. BROKERS. Mess'ts. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. 31 e 88 7.1. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 131, Cornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is established to own and work Connecting ,oteam Ships. Connecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, Which consists in constructing steamers in several distinct ', lo Partments for carryinglarge cargoes, with great economy 4:4 Power, the compartments being all of one gauge, admit of i mmediate disconnection from and re-connection to each other ; and of the transfer of the compartment containing engine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo cempart 4nents to another, so that it can be kept in constant emp . loy- In . . elit e while the inexpensive cargo compartments are detained m „ 411 , 0 ,Z the loading, unloading, or sale of their canoes, l'aniing one engine and one crew to perform the work of hree st earners Of the ordinary construction, and realise prO liortionai profits. It is intended to commence business by running one s teamer compartment, and three sets of Cargo Compart- Znents, to demonstrate the enor mous a d van tages to be gained 0 Y the system before proceeding to build the proposed fleet, 'Watch will consist of Eighteen Screw Steamer Compartments, and one hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and 'will deliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and over three hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually. Estimates of the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of the annual expenditure and receipts have been prepared, showing the large profit of more than 20 per cent., after gencies. in eking ample provision for insurance, depreciation, and con tin A prospectus with plans and drawings of vessels con structed on this system, detailed estimates showing the pro bable profits, together with forms of application for shares, can be obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at 'the Offices, 61, Cornhill, entrance BiAlopsgate-street. S tainsby-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence IitANDREW HIND is instructed by the prorietor to SELL b AUCTION, at GARRA WAY'S, Ch p ange-alley, Cornhil y l, on MONDAY. August 29, 1 864, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE, known as Paradise Cottage, pleasantly situate in the Stains ..l)3r-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed rooms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, &c. The principal rooms have stainel glass windows and French caseix2nts, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend the entire length of the bui'ding. In the rear is a beautifully laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summer house, large and handsome foun'ain, &c. The whole enclosed by walls, and thoroazhly screened from observation by well-grown evergreens and other trees. May be viewed by cards from the auctioneer only, and ioarticu'ars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch lane, E.C. ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. New Barnet.—Freehold Semi-detached Villas. AIR. ANDREW MIND will SELL by AUC JAL TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-alley, Comhill, on TUESDAY, August 30, 1864, at One o'clock, the conve nient FREEHOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster -road, New Barnet, near the railway station, with front and back gardens, now let at Z 44 per annum, but pos session of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and Particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. mR. ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, bnautifully situa e near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two , cres and upwards. 'The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it. Residents on this property will be entitled to ,the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each house of the value < f £5O per annum will receive a free first class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, Corner of Little Carter-lane, at. Paul's. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The g reatest and most usef al invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL A. Ilessrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.. 3, King-court, Lombard 'ltreef, London, Peri umots to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually l'estlres the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at What age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and When the hair is once restored one application per month will l'eep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle , or in half bottles, les. 61 Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may 13 e seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have 'seen appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. R. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail 1-11g remedy for wounds o,t every description. burns, scalds, Chilblains, scorbutic eruplions, sore and inflamed eyes, &e. Sold in pot s . is. lid., 2s. Pd., 115., and 225. each. Also his PILULE ANTISCROPI RILE, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. The form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine- Pent or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. Id., 45. 6d., lls., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the Lono li ouses and retail by all respectable Medicine vendors in t d he n U'aited , Kingdom and Colonies. TO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES. ....REEIIOLD AND LEAS EHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND rROPER rIES GENERALLY— 'I'o BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, 1: 1. -? ; 67 , Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's X REE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing availed selection 2t landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register *Fords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the 1 1 .8tate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London , as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, Where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. INI MOSES AND SON -ILA • respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest fabrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices Are such as must satisfy the most economical. This depart ment is in a oistinot part of the premises, which will be found a, great convenience for ladies and children, "LI MOSES AND SON • respectfully invite public attention to their large and well-assorted _ SUMMEL STOCK. V . MOSES AND SON'S • "SANDRINGHAM" WRAPPER Introduced by them) is the newest and most fashiontble style of ' Overcoats for the season. ,EMOSES AND SON'S • READY-MADE and BESPOKE CLOTHING for all classes and all ages. au MOSES AND SON'S • CELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE" SUIT, trona 30s. EMOSES AND SON'S • HOSIERY and DRAPERY, for all classes and all ages. EMOSES AND SON'S • HATS AND CAPS, for all c asses and all ages. EMOSES AND SON'S • BOOTS and SHOES, for all classes and all ages• E . MOSES ouTrirs N D S N'B for aLI classes, all ages, and all climates. V. 4 MOSES AND SON'S • LONDON HOUSES, 151 , 155, 15g, 157, Minories; 83, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, Aldg - ate ; 506, 507, 508, New Oxford--street; 1,2, 3, Hart-street; 137, 138, Tottenham-court-road ; 288, Euston-road MOSES AND SON'S • COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENT, Bridge-street, Bradford, Yorkshire. MOSES AND SON'S • Establishments arc closed every Friday evening at s unset until baturday evening at sunset, when busine ss i s re sinned until li o'clock. A-11 articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article nut approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion C ad and our new pamphlet, "The Tercentenary ; O r, Th e hree Hundredth Birthday of William Shakspeare," gratis " 4 " Pot tree. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. Now ready at all Libraries, B R A Y. By the Author of "SIR VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS. In Three Vols. THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " SACKVILLE CHASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. Now ready, Cheap Edition, price 25., complete, Q T R ON G H AND. A Tale of Mexican Life and Adventure. By G. AtmAnu. London: Ward and Lock, 1.58, Fleet-street. This Day, Dedicated to Madame Celeste, price 25.. THE WOMAN IN RED. Also, uniform with the above, price 2s. each, BEL DEMONIO. ( THE DUKE'S MOTTO. LEAH, THE JEWISH MAIDEN. N.B.—The popular Dramas are founded upon these Novels. London: Ward and Lock, 158, Rea-street. This Day, never before Published, price Is., cereplete, WOMAN OF MYSTERY. Also, uniform with the above, price is. each, MAKE YOUR GAME. I SHIP CHANDLER. ACCE?T ED ADDRESSES. COMIC GRAMMAR. CAPTAIN SLYBOOTS. LADY LORME. London : Ward and Lock. 158. Fleet-street 20th Thousand, price is., DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE.—Its diminution and cure without injury to health, with Remarks upon the Maladies produced by obesity. CA.NCsIt and CONSUMPION. New and painless treat ment. Price Is. By JOAN HARVEY, M.D., V, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square. Smith and Co., 52, Long-acre. Forwarded free on receipt of 12 stamps, AFEW OBSERVATIONS on GOUT and RHEUMATISM, by one who has never failed to cure the same whenever it has fallen in his way. A sample bottle of the medicine forwarded free to all parts on receipt of 40 stamps. Address R. Cameron, 40, Tavistock-street, Covent garden, London. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., su stained by Mr. and Mrs. German R e ed ; an d THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat , rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, if, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 25,; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCENTENARY; or, a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, Sm., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song of "The Organ Grinder," a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Pow: r, and those marvellous Gymnasts, !desire. TALLIOTT and BURNELL' (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha ginian unto thee: knock, I say."—Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will shortly be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. A dmission—Area, ad.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. T " 0 X FOR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THE OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited!. During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO, UN BALLO IN MAS('HERA, LA FGRZA DEI. DESTINO, by Verdi; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. I ishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell, Tyrrt 11, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green M4rcello, and Albert. Comedy by UNSWORTH,' EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cava:ho, the celebrated Comedienne, Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.-ST.JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly.—Great Success!—Extraordinary Excitement. - The AN THROPOGLOSSOS, Automaton Vocalist, Wonder of the World. [Registered according to Acts 1843 and 1850, 6 and 7 Vic., c, 6), 13 and 14 Vic , c. 104, and copyright secured an i entered at Stationer's Hall.] OPEN DAILY, from 12 till 10 o'clock. The Exhibitions take place at the commer cement of each hour, viz., 12, 1,2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7. 8, and 9 o'clock. Admission, One Shilling. Tickets at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's Hlll, 2d, Picca: di:ly, W. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ls. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 1 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—TIIOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES are prevented and cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED CHEST-EXPANDING BRACES, for bolt sexes, of all ages. They strenethen the voice and inn.... relieve indin - estion, and are especially recom mended tO children for assisting the growth and producing a perfect syiumetrwal ngure, buperseding the old braces and stays.-66, Berners-street, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated Pamphlets fbrwarded. (ALDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA kJ stands unrivalled as a toilet requisite. It has been established 40 years, and is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring the Hair, Whiskers, or Moustaches, and pre venting them turning gray or falling off.—Sold in bottles, 3s. 6d., 65., and 11s. by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Welling ton-street, Strand, W.C. ; and all chemists and perfumers. For Children's and Ladies' Hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled. ril EET H. —IMPROVED MECHANICAL 11 DENTlSTRY.—Frofessional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TKET.Ii upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by consulting Mr..AL BERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury, who se experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., PIM TEETH: a Practical Treatise, with the best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. " It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keeping of i he mou h ar d teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject upon which everybody takes an interest."—Medical Circular, June 5,1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their teAb, and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. London : Clements, Little Pulteney-street ORNAMENTS for the Drawin g - room, L ib rary, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and e.egant assort ment of V ;ISE S, Figures, Groups, Candlestick s , O b el i sks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, & n ., i n It a li an , Alaba i s ter, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbrahlre Spar, &a Imrorted and manufactured by JAMES TARRANT, Mine• ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.e., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary bolleotions of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and 108F,ILS, which will greatly lacilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, , :„E 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRV,CTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY 18 given by nr. TENNANr, at 149, Strand W.C. pRIZE ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1710.) The Jurors' Report on IVax and Church Candles, in 1882, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subjQct of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation w hich you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality quality , with fatted Wi c k s, patented.. 2s, 2d. per lb. Ordinary „. Od. p ax er VEGETABLE CANDLES, w ith a Mixture Wof . lb. Best quality • • ''• • • • S e cond quality • • • .. is. od. per lb. •• n • • • .. is. 3d. per II: 4 Third quality •• • • • • • • is. id. pe.„ lb . Carriage paid in London ou Orders of Five Founds i i value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., :8, South Molton-strnet, Grosvenor-square. u an i tory _ NenF„ington (Established 1 7 30). ansbmleenstioirnthEenugtreld f t o t r e t iu he tar Iv iantLfgeture The largest z Erstl,3%!4cli Together with a ?rice List of purified Bedding, aad a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great _ _ COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge. London. B.E. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on:the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,668 Being an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre vious year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en- - hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was. £75,993 Ditto ditto, 1883 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of ...... £12,973 Among the incidents which have tended to the advance ment of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on'y eon ,istent with the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti mately proved to be no more than what had been done in 1 or mer times by the o dent and most proverbially honourable among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating promptness. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest rail, of progression have been attained in the present year, so it happens that the largest Profit which it has ever fallen to the Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an nounced. The balance of net profit on theyear has amounted to £83,515 ; of which sum f.. 34,100 only has been appropriated to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan_e of £49,444 been carried to Reserve. • LIFE BRANCH. The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New Business transacted in tke last year, is most promising, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In surances effected, slum clearly the estimation in which the Company is held. The following is a statement for the last five years : Net Sum Assured on New Policies atter deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 -- - - 434,470£ 11 10 1860 1861 1862 1863 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re ceived in the oourse of five years, may justly be considered as , arger than any which could have been reasonably expected. The first half of the current year 186 f, however, far outstrips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling. The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by the quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is concluded. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in Loudon. August, 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, EGHAM RACES. The old historic meadow of Runnymede never, perhaps, looked gayer than it did yesterday. A bright afternoon had succeeded to a rather dull morning, and there was a goodly show of carriages and a large attendance of foot people. Egham is generally a great outing for Cockneydom, some features of which to speak the truth could well be spared. Card sharpers and pickpockets of every degree flourish here seemingly unchecked, and one has generally to run the gauntlet of a very questionable humanity in the struggles to reach a railway carriage, from which the traveller is fortu nate if he emerges scathless. There have been some alterations and improvements since the last meeting. Mr Marshall has succeeded Mr Verrall as Clerk of the Course, and a new steward's and weighing stand, with increased accommodation for the press, jockeys, &c., has been erected, The sport was very fair, the fields being larger than anticipated. Anti-Macassar reversed his Brighten and Lewes running, and won the King John Stakes with the greatest ease ; and old Caller Ou, of course, carried off the Queen's Plate. with only Bally Edmond to make the semblance of a race, at all near her. The others were never in it. Merry Maid had it all her own way for the Welter Stakes, and the Betting Stand Plate was carried off by Balderdash, after a good race with Pelios and Etna.. There was a great want of punctuality in the arrange ments, and the way the course was kept was simply dis graceful. In the race for the Queen's Plato the crowd barely cleared a narrow passage for the horses, and if the field had been larger some accident must have happened. The police were sadly inefficient for the duties they were called upon to perform. Betting on future events was only remarkable for the rapid fall of the favourite for the Great Ebor, as much as 100 to 3 being laid against East Lancashire during the afternoon. The Egham Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added. Mr Barton's Vision, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b, (£SO) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Beadman's Stainley, 3 yrs, Sat 111 b (£100) (K. Sharp) 2 Mr B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, Tat tub (.ggo) (J. Nightingall) 3 Mr Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged, Bst (£loo).„(Edwards) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Stainley, sto 2 agst Vision, 3to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, and 5 to 1 agst Confusion. Stainley made the running, with Vision in attendance, to about a quarter of a mile from home, where le latter had her horses all beaten, and went in an easy winner by three lengths. Lord of the Manor a bad third. There was no advance in the selling price of the winner. The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap), of 10 soya each, 3 ft, if declared by Tuesday the 9th of August, with 50 added. For all ages. One mile. 28 subs. Mr Alexander's Peon, 3 yrs, 7st ... (Morris) 1 Mr E. Brhyley's Rappel, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J, Grtmshaw) 2 Mr Wodson's Deertoot, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (310 extra) (Clay) 3 Mr Hodgman's The Monk, aged, Bst 131 b ..(Fordham) 4 Mr G. Fenwiek's Batsman, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (41b extra) (F. Adams) 5 Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, Bst 121 b (J. Adams) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Rappel, sto 2 agst Peon, 6to 1 each agst The Monk and Deerfoot, 7 to 1 agst Batsman, and 8 to 1 agst Twilight. Rappel jumped off with the lead, followed by The Monk, Peon lying well on the off side, with Deerfoot in the middle and Batsman and Twilight bringing up the rear. Before they had gone half the distance Peon went to the front, and The Monk retiring from the contest, let the issue to the two favourites, who singled themselves out at the distance and raced home, Mr Alexander's horse having always the best of it, and winning cleverly by half a length. Deerfoot a bad third. Tho King John Stakes, of 10 sovs each, sft, with 50 added ; for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. T.Y.C, 31 subs. Capt. W. H. Cooper's Anti-Macassar, Bst 101 b (in 3113 ex) (F. AdattP, ) 1 Duke of Cleveland's Lady Valentine Bat 21bE 61b ex) 2 (. It Mr J. Nightingall's Discretion, Bst 101 b (i ne. lartin) . -- elb extra) The following also ran :—Advance -,e, Victory, Basquine, Provisor, Lemonade, Sympath and.Latitude. Bettting-9 to 4 a t g a- to 1 agst Lemo nade, 5 to 1 agst Adr4neul 6 to 1 agst Discretion, and 10 to 1 each agst 1 ....ady Valentine and Sympathy. fall of . the flag, Aft er failures Basquine took up th e runn i ng at the but soon resigned the lead to Lady Valen (me, who with Discretion, Lemonade, Victory, and Sym pathy, the favourite lying forward near the rails, came on with it to the distance, where Anti-Macassar drew away, followed by the Duke of Cleveland's filly, and, full of run ning, easily shook off his opponent within a few yards of the chair, winning very easily by a length. Discretion was a bad third, Victory fourth, Lemonade fifth, and Sympathy sixth. Next came Advance and Provisor. Basquine was last. The Ankerwyke Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.? Count La Grange's Medicie, 12 yra (.C2O), sst 711? _ Mr Golby'a Change of L uc k (Barker) 1 , 2 yra ((30),_5st_101b _ (11. Clark) 2 Mr B. Land's Neilghorry, 4 yrs (£10), Bst 31b (Fordham) 3 Mr Nightingail's Princess Dagmar, 2 yrs (.£2O), sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 Capt. Willock's The Drone, aged (£2O), Set 71b (Payne) 5 Mr Kelley's Mistletoe, 4 yrs (£2O), Bst 31b (Parry) 6 Mr Davison's Maid of Athens, aged (£2O), Bst 71b (Arrowsruith) 7 Betting-6 to 4 on Medicis, 5 to 1 agst any other The favourite rushed to the front, with ,range of Luck lying next, immediately the flag was luweredei o e , Princess Dagmar, and th e Drones . on, N t lg named. Medicis continucd: coming in the herryrdr and won in a canter by ner lead, was nev er h ea d e d, was a bad third. T' couple of lengths. N e il g h err y winner was sold esty o lot was placed by th e j u d ge , an d th e Her Mr G. Angell f or 230 gu i neas . 4-yr-o' Maj,' 4 Plate of 100 gu i neas ; 3- yr-o ld s, S at 51b ; As, 9at 71b; five, six, and aged, gat 1.21 b. Two 11 " ) :.fes and a distance. air l'Anson's Caller OR, 6 yrs ..(Challoner) 1 Mr Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 6 yrs (Fordham) 2 The following also ran:—. - Donkey, Coroebns filly, Daniel O'Rourke, and The Drone. Betting-9 to 4 on Caller Oa and 5 to 2 agst Bally Ed mond. Doilkeyjtunped off wi;:h the lead with Belly Edmond, (J. Goater) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Merry Maid, 2to 1 agst Disappoint ment. Merry Maid took up the running, with Disappointment l y i ng next, and the race Was confined to these two, Mr Batsman a bad third. Payne's mare winning with great ease by two lengths. The Betting Stand Plate of .100 Bova (handicap). For all ages. _Three quarters of a mile. Mr F. Santley's Balderdash, 3 yrs,6stib (Tomlinson) 1 Mr Brayley's Patios, 3 yrs, Est 41b (car 6st 91b) (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr G. Buchanan's .lEtna, 4 yr s , 7 8 t (J. Covey) 3 The following also ran :—Walloon, Gamecock, Bolero, Lost Sheep, Narbonne, Professor. Sherborne, Under the Cloud, weatherglass, Mysterious Lady, and St Vincent. Betting-7 to 4 agst Etna, 100 to 15 agst Pelios, 10 to 1 apt Gamecock and Balderdash, and 100 to 8 agst Sher borne. .Etna made play, with Balderdash, Mysterious Lady, and Pelios lying next, the rear division being headed by Nar bonne, Gamecock, and Bolero. Below the distance Balder dash ea Lady, .Etna taking fourth place. Th ey cont i nue d i n thi s order to the Stand, lenged the leader, and the three ran a goo d race h ome , Bal derdash winning by a head, and the same distance separat ing Pelios from Etna. Mysterious Lady was fourth, Sherborne fifth, Bolero and Weatherglass the two next. Narbonne was last. LATEST BETTING EBOR HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Raglan (offered, take 4 to 1) 100 to 12 agst Caller Ou (taken) 100 to 7 agst East Lancashire (taken and offered), 100 to 3 having been laid three times previously. RADCLIFFE RACES_.TUESDAY. The Bolton Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous, for all ages; winners extra. About three-quarters of a mile. Mr Handley's Ossian, 4 yrs, Bat 81b .... (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Beaumont's Vanessa, 3 yrs, Ta t 61b ...... (Whiteley) 2 Mr Barber's The Cutler, 5 yrs, 7st 61b ....... (Britton) 3 Mr T. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Oranshaw) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Ossian, sto 2 agst Oulton Lowe, 3 to 1 agst Vanessa, 4 to 1 agst The Cutler. Won by a length, the same between second and third; the fourth close up. The Welter Stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 30 added; weight for age; gentlemen riders ; jockeys extra ; penal ties and allowances. About two miles and a quarter, Mr Peace's Zuleika, 6 yrs, 12st 31b (inc 141 b ex) (J. W. Thorpe) 1 Mr C. Coborn's Bce)tian, 3 yrs, 12st 61b (inc 141 b ex) , (0 wner) 2 Mr C. Broadhurst's Joe, .5 yrs, llst 71b (oar . 11st nib)._ (\l, Arcki) 3 No betting. Won by ;length, a bad third. The Chesterfield Cup (handicap) of 50 soya in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, winners extra, second to save his stake. Once round and a distance. Mr Ambery's Nemo, 3 yrs, Sat 131 b (Carroll) 1 Mr T. Griffith's Puss, 5 yrs, 7st Glb (car 7st 71b) (ff. Grinashaw) 2 Mr T. Cliff's Wildman, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (ino 101 b ex) (E. Taylor) 3 Betting-2 to lon Nemo, sto 2 agat Puss. Won by two lengths, a bad third. _ _ _ The Craven Two-year:old Handicap of 5 soya eaoh, 2 ft, with 40 added; whiners extra; second to save his stake. About six fur, Mr Handley'a Saloon, Tat 31b (E. Taylor) 1 Mr T. Smith's Vanguard, bet 19,9 a (Cranshaw) 2 Mr Peace's Creme de Iranile, 7st 61b (car 7st 71b (H. Grimshaw) 3 Mr Fowler's Early in the Morning, 7st 91b (Whiteley) 4 Betting-2 to lon Saloon, 3to 1 agst Creme de Vanille, 6 to 1 agst Vanguard. Won easily by two lengths ; a bad third. The scurry Handicap of 2 soya each, wi►h 25 added. About six furlongs. Mr J. Osborne's Gaily, 4 yrs, Bst Blb (Whiteley) 1 Mr Handley's Ossian, 4 yrs, 9st (H. 3rimshaw) 2 Mr T. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 3 yrs, 6st 6th .. (Howarth) 3 Mr T. Griffith's Puss, 5 yrs, 7st 10Th (E. Taylor) 4 The following also run:—Master Joe, Blondin, and Pre paration. Betting-7 to 4 agat Ossian, 3to 1 agst Gaily, 4to 1 agst Oulton Lowe, 6 to 1 agat Puss. Won by a neck, a length between second and third, three lengths between third and fourth. RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES. MIDLAND. The half-yearly meeting of tlii;Corapany was held yes terday at Derby, Mr W. E. Hutchinson, Deputy Chair man, presided. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report said he was sure they had all read with much concern the paragraph in the report au tt ai ng t o the retirement of Mr Beale, who had for so long a period been their able and ex cellent chairman; but he would continue to occupy a seat at the board, so that his great knowledge and experience of railway matters would still be given to this undertaking. (Cheers.) He then read a letter from Mr Beale, in which he expressed his obligation s to the shareholders. Alluding to the results of the last year's operations the chairman con gratulated the shareholder s on the large excess in the traffic receipts, and on the fact that so large a proportion of that excess was available for dividend. The increase had been over every department except cattle, as usual the largest ratio of increase had been in the mineral traffic ; in user. chandise it had been £lO,OOO ; in minerals, £79,000. The increase in the passenger traffic had been very satisfactory, amounting as it did to £28,000, and that in the face of large reductions in the passenger fares over a considerable portion of the railway. This large increase of £128,000 had been earned at a reasonable cost; it had amounted to no more than £52,000, leaving £76,000 available for dieldends ; hence the large increase in the dividend as compared with the corresponding half of last year. The increased expenses over 1863 had been caused principally by maintenance of way, renewal of road, &c., all at the cost of revenue; as had also charges for the carriages and waggons, and an caused rg a increase use of charge the line havin g for traffic expenses had been d by reason g been opened for the Y and Buxton. Among the gene ral the item for fire insu ran ce. charges half-year et o f increase to lt o w a cussle Tl2terms uponthey had borrowed this mon e y we re favourable, high price of money during the past half-year. They had bor rowe d near l y h a lf a million , about one-half of wh i ch was at 4 p er cen t. th e rema i n d er considering which the at 4i, the average being £ 1 ns 4 71d, which was below the rate of p soma of of the leading railways. The new lines in course of construction were p rogressing satisfactorily, and their northern friends would be glad t o h ear th a t th ere w as a pros fthe Ottley and Ilkely line being opened in the s e autumn. Considerable progress bed been made in the line from Birmingham:Mt d N I a u n n d e aftroonta Birmingham to London, Which would open up a new way, vi a th and although it wou ld not be so short as the route by the London and North - Weste r n , it would a ff or d a thi r d m eans of communication about in equal A: ‘ 4.B tanee with the Great Western. In the last Parliamentary campaign, as far as the Midland Company was concerned, they had had a pro tracted and expensive session, and that two from quarters from which they had a right to expect something else—he alluded chiefly to the opposition at Sheffield and Burton but thanks to the zeal of ,their solicitors and officers, they had a successful session. The works at Sheffield would be proceeded with as speedily as possible—he hoped that any bad feeling wine • h might have existed against the Midland in that town would cease, and that the inhabitants would soon come to the conviction that wh at had been done was best for their interests. He concurred with Mr Bed e " to the satisfactory position which the lktidl an d li ne occupied; it had a most important geographical position, in the centre of a great commercial district—their traffic had increased of late at the rate of nearly £l,OOO per week, but though that advance had taken place, and it had enabled them to raise the dividend at the rate of 14 per cent., they must not be too sanguine that increase wou... le continue, Many eir cumetancee might Militate against it. They were laying Silt a great deal of capital, and had consequently more to pay upon. They had raised snore than £1,000,000, having a deferred dividend, that would boar interest at the rate of 5 per cent. in J u l y of next year. He m en ti oned among ot h er reasons why the iinereased dividend might not continue. Circumstances m ight render it desirabl e th a t l arger b a l ances should be carried over than usual; but in any case they might depend on it that nothing should be wanting on the part of the directors to m aintain t heir position and every • possible improvement. Ho concluded by moving the adop tion of the report. Mr LEWIS seconded the motion, which was adopted. The various di v id en ds were declared i n accor d ance w ith the recommendation of the report. A vote for the expenditure of a sum of £200,000 on capital account was carried, the amount to be employed in the pur chase of en gines, stock, &o. Mr Hear Le was appointed auditor in the place of Mr Cripps, . deceased , It wan stated that the new auditor was a holder The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the Euston Station, Mr H. W. Blake in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had only a very few observations to make. There had been an increase in the passenger, goods, and mineral traffic. The opening of the Metropolitan Railway had not affected the general receipts for passengers,but some decrease had taken place from the opening of the Hammersmith and City line ; still, that was being made np from other sources. As regarded the expenditure, a considerable outlay had taken place on capital account for the new lines to the city, and they had paid £5,000 for additional land at Bow. The company had three bills before Parliament last session, and their Parliamentary expenses were heavy. The fact of so many bills for metropolitan railways being promoted made the session quite exceptional. They had received 31 notices of bills as affecting their company, and they had to watch the progress of 11 different bills in addition to their own. Their Tottenham Extension Bill was lost, and that of the Great Eastern was granted. The Great Eastern Ex tension to Liverpool-street would run close to their city line, and the stations would adjoin, which might be of some advantage to them and the public. The company's addi tional powers bill would enable them to vary and alter cer tain roads, and thus enable them to save expense. The new dock at Poplar was sanctioned, and an advantageous ar rangement had been made with the East and West India Docks Company, and for a new barge entrance should it be necessary. Improvements were being made at the several stations on the line, and also in the plant and working stock of the company. _ _ _ Mr It. 15. MANGLES seconded the motion for the adop tion of the report. Mr ONYON contended that the dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum proposed by the directors should be in creased to 64 per cent. ; and that instead of adding the £4OOO out of the revenue to the special works and contingen cies fund, £2,500 of it should be appropriated to the pay ment of the extra half per cent. dividend, leaving the re maining £1,600 to be added to that fund. They had an increase of £B,OOO in the receipts during tho past half-year, and he thought the shareholders were entitled to some part of it. The CHAIRMAN defended the course adopted by the di rectors. The additional powers Act would enable them to save large sums, and to provide for the accommodation of the Great Northern and Midland traffic at the proposed new docks. The whole of the £4,000 would be required for the improvement of the stations to accommodate the increasing traffic on the line as soon as possible. It would be more prudent to pay at the rate of 6 per cent. now, and at the rate of 7 per cent. for the next half year. Mr MANGLES said that many of the improvefnents they had introduced had turned out most profitable investments for the company, particularly in respect of the adoption of steel tires and other lasting improvements. The report was unanimously adopted. An amendment by Mr Onyon, seconded by Mr Westlsy, that the dividend be 3t per cent. for the half year was negatived ; and the pro position of the directors that the dividend be 3 per cent. for the past half year on the ordinary stock and shares of the company was carried. in reply to a question, it was stated that the directors had no reason to believe that the estimate for the works of the City Extension would be exceeded, and the proceedings ter minated. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yeater terday at the London Tavern, Mr Anderson in the chair. The report was taken as road. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his hope and desire that those feelings of dissatis faction that had existed among the proprietors had now passed away, and that they might expect for the future that harmony and goodwill would be established among them. Nothing of importance had occurred since the last meeting. Ho thought the proprietors had a right to be satisfied with the increase of traffic from year to year, and he trusted it would become still larger. Mr GOSSEY complained of tho non-publication of the traffic receipts. He wished to know from Mr Eley, ono of the directors, who ho (Mr Gosset) considered was the re presentative of the shareholders on the Board, whether the directors had exerted themselves to obtain those returns from the lessees of the line, and whether the lessees had re fused to publish the traffic receipts. He wished to know who was to blame for this matter. As the shareholders were entitled to half the profits above 6 per cent., they had a right to know whether the receipts were not in excess of that amount. He wanted to know the amount of the in creased receipts to Gravesend and other matters. Mr ELEY said a resolution of the Board was passed una nimously expressing an opinion that the wishes of the share holders with respect to the publication of the traffic returns should be complied with. A copy of this resolution was sent to the lessees and an answer had been received to the effect that the lessees did not thing it essential to their interest to publish the traffic receipts. (Shame.) The directors re quested the secretary to write again, and the answer was a refusal. He had reason to believe that the judicious increase in the fares to Gravesend had produced a corresponding in crease in the receipts. The ferry belonged exclusively to the lessees, and the increase in the tolls of the ferry had produced an increase in the gross receipts of £l,OOO, He was not at all satisfied with the way in which the traffic on the line was conducted. Mr COPE, a director, said he considered he also repre sented the interests of the shareholders at the Board. He regretted that some arrangement had not been come to with the lessees respecting a permanent lease to the Great Eastern and Blackwell Companies. He was not so sanguine of their future prospects as some appeared to be, and thought, if a desire had been shown on the part cf the shareholders to come to terms with Mr Brassey when he made the offer of 41 per cent., that the lessees would have given them some thing more. After some observations from Mr Moxosr, Mr PARSONS, Mr ADAMS, Mr CORNET, and other proprietors as to the equitable right of the shareholders to know the actual a mount of receipts and expenditures and to have the tr a ffi c returns published weekly as formerly, Mr TYREMAN, the solicitor, said there was no doubt they had every right to have the weekly returns and every other information they required with regard to the traffic. The report was adopted, and a resolution, proposed by Mr GOSSET, was passed unanimously to the effect that in the opinion of the shareholders the lessees were not justified in withholding the weekly traffic returns. The proceedings then terminated. NEW QUAY AND CORNWALL JUNCTION. The first ordinary meeting of this company was held on Friday at St. Austell—Mr E. Willyams occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said it was calculated that something over £10,500 had been already subscribed, and at the next meeting of the directors he should propose that a portion of the road be staked out and a contract invited. With respect to the prospects of the undertaking he said that between 60,000 and 70,000 tons of chins, china clay, and other ma terials were annually carried in carts over the course the new line would take. It now cost from 2s 64 to 3s a ton to convey these matters to Aurngullow, the point of junction with the Cornwall line. When the new line was made they would be enabled to carry for about Is per ton. He argued therefore that if they could carry7o,o.o tons yearly at is per ton the proceeds would be £3,600, and allowing 50 per cent for working expenses £1,750 would remain for dividend. To that would have to be added the r ecei p ts from passenger traffic, and also from coal, lime, and timber. The landowners and merchants were now called upon to complete the capi ta. without delay. The r :inort was adopted, and the proceedings concluded , with A vote o.! thanks to the chairman. NORTH DEVON. The directors' report s.' tee that the available balance on 1, 1 1 , 4 them to recommend th e revenue account of £2,776 erta.. ef 1 16s per cent per payment of a dividend at the rate .to o f f 18s per cent per a nnum on the ordinary stock, at the re. . £ 3 12s per cent a nnum on the A stock, and at the rate ok N), being the per annum on the B stock ((roe of income ta- sm.. The same as that declared for the previous half-y.. South amalgamation of this company with the Londen and Western Railway Company in pursuance of the proviaini,_ contained in the act would take effect on Jan. 1 next, when the proprietors would be entitled to receive the ordinary etc& of that company in exchange for the several denomi nations of stock of the North Devon Railway Company in the following proportions — v i z. , £ l9 12s South W cetera stock for every £lOO North Devon A stock; £9B South Western stock for every £lOO North Devon B stock; and £l9 South Western stock for every £lOO North Devon ordinary stock. The redeemable preference stock of th 3 company would become preferential stock of the South Western Company, but was to be redeemable by them on the terms on which it was redeemable by the North Devon EDEN VALLEY EXTENSION. Meetings have been held during the last few days at Leyburn, Hawes, &c., with the object of formirg a com pany to supply railway accommodation to Wensleydale, Yoredale, &c. The proposed railway is intended to leave the Leeds Northern line somewhere near Ripon, and will accommodate the towns of Masham, Middleham, Leyburn, Askrigg, and Hawes; GREAT NORTHERN AND WESTERN OF IRELAND. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, Duke-street, Westminhter, the Earl of Lucan in the chair. The report, en abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. Mr. SIMES expressed his satisfaction with the success that had attended the labours of the directors in the recent session of Parliament, both branches of the Legislature having accorded to the company, notwithstanding the op position of the Midland Great Western, the right of cross, ing the Shannon at Athlone, and so securing its indepen dence and prosperity. This success was greatly due to the energetic conduct of the noble chairman, and he trusied the time was not far remote when the county of Mayo would acknowledge the way in which the noble earl had promoted the railway communication of the district. It was then moved by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr BURCIIELL, and carried unanimously, that dividends at the rate of £5 per cent, per annum upon the preference capital, of £3 17s. Gd. per cent. per annum on the £113,350 ordinary capital held by the Midland Great Western Railway Com pany of Ireland, and £3 per cent. per annum upon the ordi nary share capital of the company other than that held by the Midland Cempany, be declared, less income-tax. After some discussion resolutions were passed cancelling 5,100 unissued shares of £lO each; authorised to be created by the company's Acts of 1861 and 1862, and for issuing in lieu thereof shares representing £51,000, in pursuance of the provisions of the company's Running Powers Act of 1861, and for creating an additional capital of £30,000 under the company's Capital Powers Act of last session. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors closed the proceedings. , Naval and Military Intelligence, The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Commander Geo. K. Bower, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yesterday at 10 a,m. from Plymouth and Portland, with the Lords of the Admi ralty on board, on their annual tour of inspection. The party consisted of the Duke of Somerset, Vice-Admiral Sir F. Grey, Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. R. Drummond, and Mr Childers, M.P., accompanied by the First Secretary, Lord C. Paget, M.P., Capt. Hall, Private Secretary to the Duke of Somerset; Rear-Admiral Robinson, Controller of the Navy; Major Clarke, Director of 'Works, and Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Their Lordships landed at the King's stairs in the dockyard soon after their arrival, and were received by the Admiral in command, and the Captain of the Steam Reserve, with the other naval officers in command of her Majesty's ships at the port and the heads of the different departments of the yard- They first proceeded to the office of the Admiral- Superintendent, Rear-Admiral George Elliot, where they remained until nearly 1 p.m., when they commenced the usual inspection of the dockyard, commencing with No. 2 dock, in which the Erebus iron floating battery is lying. Her bottom plates are is very good condition, with the ex ception of one tier, but her timber shelf-piece, on which rests her al-moue-plates, is eaten away, and will have to be replaced with new work. Her tier of plating next below the shelf-piece is also very tault y in parts, and will require extensive repairs. She is said to be intended for temporary duty on the Sturbridge shoal. Their lordships next crossed the caissons of the ship, basin, docks, giving a short notice to each of the latter, in which are lying the Thunderer line of-battle ship, about to be cut down and fitted as a floating platform for target butts; the Octavia screw frigate, and Sparrowhawk despatch gun vessel, the latter almost entirely reconstructed. Leaving the ship basin docks their lord ships next passed by the Victoria three decked screw, of 1,000 horse-power, fitting as the flagship of the future Admiral commanding in the Mediterranean, but very likely to be superseded in such duty when made ready for it by some iron frigate. The new railway jetty was next reached, where their lordships had an opportunity of observing one of the earliest and still handsomest of the now almost use less three-deckers on their Navy List, the Duke of Welling ton, which was lying moored alongside the jetty. The dock in which the Royal Sovereign is lying was reached next, and a cursory notice was given to the band of teak sheath ing which she is receiving at the water-line, but their lordships did not go on board. This teak band is now being affixed to the Royal Sovereign's sides as rapidly as possible, relays of workmen being engaged upon it day and night. A few minutes were next spent tueking into the empty No. 7 dock, and then a short walk past the mill wrights' shop and timber sheds brought their Lordships to the residence of the Admiral Superintendent, where they and the naval officers accompanying them partook of luncheon. After a half-hour' interval the walk round the yard was resumed, the party being still under the guidance of Rear- Admiral Elliot, and accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour. After visiting the iron foundry, their Lordships passed through the smithery, where every fur nace appeared to be in fall blast, and to the ground north of the smithery, where two dining-rooms are being erected for the use of the smiths. Their Lordships next, passing be tween stacks of 41 inch armour-plates for the Royal Alfred, went on board that ship in the shipway, where she lies waiting her orders for launching, and remained on board some 20 minutes. No. 11 Dock, constructing at the north angle of the steam basin by George Smith and Co., was next visited, after which their Lordships proceeded to view the ground about to be taken into the dockyard boundary. Mr Woods, civil engineer, pointed out and explained, by the aid of plans, the bearings of the mud lands which it is intended to convert into basins and docks, and their Lordships left the dockyard by the N.E. gate for the proposed site for the naval barracks and the new timber ground, where the main timber stores are now being formed. Before leaving the yard the large number of tested armour plates stored near the convict prison attracted some attention, and among them some specimens of wrought iron forgings in that shape from the rolling mills of John Brown and Co., of Sheffield. The first point of importance reached by their Lordships outside the dockyard was the intended site for the Naval Barracks, in one part of which a number of convicts are employed in levelling the old fortifications, and in another a patent brick making machine is at work turning out brinks at the rate of 24 per minute. From the site for the Seamen's Barracks the Board next visited the new timber ground, and made a circuit of the ground there which inter venes between the dockyard and Landport, and which is a bout to be incorporated with the dockyard. They completed their circuit by returning to the dockyard by the shore line of the new ground. Their lordships afterwards embarked on board the Osborne, moored off the dockyard, where they dined and slept. The Admiralty yacht Enchantress, Staff Commander Petley, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon from Portland and the Needle fortifications, with Earl de Grey and Ripon on board. His lordship joined the Board of Admiralty on the Osborne on their return from their day's inspection ashore. The Urgent screw troopship, Capt S. Henderson, sailed from Portsmouth last evening for Canada (Quebec), with the following detachments on board :—Royal Artiltery-- Col ripen, Lieuts Brown and Saunders, and eight men ; 30th Regiment—Capt Clarkson and Limit Brain and 117 men ; 4th battalion 60th Rifies—Lieutol Ward, Ensign e—Commandant Pullen Turner, and 17 men ; Rifle Brigad and 83 men; Royal Canadian Rifles—Lieut-Col Walker and eight men; 110th Regiment—Six men; let battalion 15th Regiment—Capt Causse, Assist Surg O'Loughlan, Deputy Purveyor Maekell, six officers' wives, 16 children and four female servants, 12 soldiers' wives and 28 children. The War Department steamveese l Balaklava, Mr Pellatt commander, sailed last night from Woolwich Arsenal, ladenf with guns, shot, carriages, powder, and other war stores for De,vonport and Cork. Among the stores is the r f 70 pounder Armstrong. guns, reduced to a a b r i dg e , rer L. s hip Co Capt experiments on hoard the gunner•' Heath, 0.13., at Pevonport. e rd: no w nn il Wrest der fitment in the F.3st The following troopships , -n India Docks , have Admiralty to embark abeernegeihmarerent o d f the Tin() from of ti. Dublin t , tle, and the Mary Shepherd. The regiment Hop© :—The Copenhagen, the :r the Cape o f Good R oss iya Ca.. fficers, 912 non-commissioned officers and consists of 39 0 - c 2 women and children. After landing ran k and file, and 1 ' the regiment stationed there will THE TEMPLE CHuRcEt.--This beautiful structure, the troops at the Cape and proceed to Calcutta. The which has been thorough l y cleansed durin g the vacation, in embark in the sa D e u eh bl i i i) , ~.xpected to take place early will be reopened for Di vine service on Sunda y , the 2d of em barkation f rom October. There will be a full choir, and t he sermo n will nes t mouth. . shipwright at Wool- be preached by the Ven erable Archdeaco n Robinson, 11,D., Mr Brain, ac tin g assistant master I. to t t , s r shipwright at canon of Rochester. wish, has been appellate aeßistent Owing to the excessive heat which prevails the roan of the masthouse in Devonport dockyard became ignited. on Monday last, but the fire having been discovered promptly it was soon extinguished, or a serious conflagration might have occurred. _ _ A clerical error occurred in our military intelligence last Thursday. It was the 61st, and not the 69th, Regiment which embarked at Portsmouth for Irelond in the Tamar. The 69th is quartered at Gosport, under the command cif Colonel Mackirdy, and has been very successful in obtain ing recruits in Hampshire since its arrival from. India two months ago. The Late Tragedy near Reading. On Monday afternoon Mr J. J. Blandy, the coroner for Reading, resumed the inquiry at the Public-office into the circumstances connected with the deaths of Emma Legge, 25 years, and her three children—Flora Legge, six years, Louis Legge, three years, and Napoleon Legge, three months—all of whom were taken out of the river Thames at Caversham, near Reading, last Wednesday morning, as reported in Thursday's impression. The additional evidence taken was of considerable length, and the proceedings lasted nearly seven hours. Mr Legge, upholsterer of Tonbridge Wells, and brother of the man Legge who deserted the deceased woman, attended, and proved that on the night of Thursday week, the day following that on which the Mall was supposed to leave Reading, he came to his house at Toribridge and told him that he had left her and her children at Read ing, and that he requested tho witness if ho heard from Reading to allow them 108 per week and he would refund the money. He told his brother he led a wretched life, us they were always quarrelling, and he was quite unfitted for work. The witness had previously advised his brother to take the woman to her friends at Reading and sever the connection, as he never understood they were married. Several persons who saw the deceased woman in Reading subsequent to Legge leaving her gave evieence, from which it appeared there was nothing in her manner, appearance, or conversation to lead them to the conclusion that she was not in the full possession of all her mental faculties, and they were not impressed with the idea that she was utterly destitute. A sum of 14s was left by her at her lodgings when she started for Caversham. The Coroner carefully summed up, and said there was no satisfactory evidence to show that the woman was otherwise than in the full possession of her mental facul ties; and there was no evidence either of sueh destitution, such want, as would lead a person rashly to commit such an act as the destruction of herself and offspring. He pointed out the circumstances in the case which showed that the two eldest children must have been fed, and the infant suckled immediately prior to their being drowned, and he suggested that it was possihie, in the absence of proof as to how they came into the water, they might have been accidentally drowned, perhaps through one of the children falling into the river through a thousand little accidents that might have happened. The jury deliberated for a short time and returned an open verdict of "Found drowned." The man Legge has not been heard of since the morning of Friday week, when he left his brother's house at Ton bridge Wells. Mr Pain, solicitor, of Reading, Woking, and Frimley, attended, and watched the proceedings on behalf of Legge, the alleged husband. A Victim to Crinoline—A Frightful Case. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Dr. W. Hardwicke, deputy coroner for Central Middlesex, on the bony of Mrs Susannah Bailey, aged 36 years, the wife of a commercial traveller, who fell a victim to fire, and met an agonising death through wearing crinoline. Mr Richard Bailey, husband to deceased, said he had no family, and occupied apartments at 23, Storey-street, Caledonian-road. On Sunday morning last he left home for a ramble and to return to dinner for half-post one. When he entered the house he saw the landlady in the passage with other persons, who told him his wife was in the hospital. He went there and was informed by her that her muslin dress caught fire while her back was to the grate. She wore an extensive crinoline, but he appre hended no danger from fire, as he had a fireguard always in use. . . Jane Rogers, the landlady, said on Sunday morning last, at a Quarter to 12, she saw deceased come down stairs in a complete body of flame. She ran into the back yard, where witness threw nearly a pail of water over her, but the act seemed to excite the greater progress of the flames on, th e other side of her extended clothing. Witness raised an alarm, and Mr Nixon came, and with wet towels extin guished the fire. Witness afterwards went into the room in which it appeared deceased was making a pudding with her back to the fire. There had been chump wood on the fire, some portions unburnt being in the low fender. A guard was before the fire. Deceased said when she found herself on fire she rolled about the floor, but receiving no reply to her appeal for help, she ran down stairs. Mr Charles Willett, house surgeon o f th e G rea t N or th ern llPi tal deposed to the dece ase d b e i ng admitted a b out 12 o 'cl o ck in , blankets, every vestige of clothing having been burnt off her. Every part of her body, with the exception of the soles of her feet, were extensively scorched and burned. She was is a very collapsed state, and sunk at half-past three. She died from the shock to the system from the injuries by the fire. She was so extensively burned that nothing could be done, the CAS4 was hopeless. There was a precisely similar case in the hospital from crinoline, and that woman also was making a pudding, He thought she would recover, The Deputy Coroner referred to the fact that wtrnen's attire could be made fireproof at a very slight expense, ;!rid it wiis astonishing that when they knew that a satura t ion of tungatate of soda ceunuon ti . lutu would render shin safe from fire whno wearing, crinoline, they did not ad pt the process. The Jury said it w as th e mos t frightful C3RO they had heard of, and their vi ew o f th e body showed that slie bad to the letter been "b urne d t o d ea th, and was a victim to . the fashion of wearing crinoline." A verdict of Accidental Death was recorded. The Lord Warden target, which recently underwent such a severe battering during the late trials of ordnance at Shocburyness, was landed at the Anchor-wharf, Chatham. Dockyard, yesterday tram the naval transport Dove. Since the trials the target has been taken to pieces by a party of mechanics sent from the dockyard, and the two C.-inch iron plates as well as the inch and a half inner plates and the teak backing have all been returned to the yard. A. careful examination of the armour plates was made by the officials of the department yesterday, in order to as certain the quality of the iron of which they are formed, upwards of 1,000 tons of exactly the same kind of plates having been received at the dockyard to be bolted to the aides of the Lord Warden and the Bellerophon iron-clad frigates now in progre ss . The plates, as they now lie on the wharf, exhibit th e extraordinary effects of the shot and shell upon each. Twenty shots appear to have struck the two plates, one of thorn receiving eleven of that number. Of these, eight appear to have p asse d comp l e t e l y th ro u g h the target, the remaining thre e causing only indentations. It is, however with the quality of the iron that the offf cials are more particularly concerned, and in both plates, which were taken promiscuously from a stack f smeviiewraaliihulnrdonredcs Company's p th an e y s:t o m vir e d o e rks scr : ption, sent in frcm th the iron was found to be as nearly as possible perfect in quality, whierh proves in a marked degree the rapid advance made by our principal iron companies during the last few years in producing serviceable plates, As already observed, the plate to which most attention was directed yesterday received no less than 11 shots, nearly all of which passed completely through it. Notwithstanding the concussion to which tb plate mast have been subjected not a crack beyond a coup l e of inches. and that close to the apertures made by the shot, Can be detected throughout- its- surfeee r -wlsde-the eleser of the grain, as shown in the openings through which -th e projectiles made their way, proves the iron to be of an A na . usually excellent quality. The plates were of rolled . ron, and for some distance along the edges of each the tine]; mess of the various folds of metal can be easily determine 3d by openings of greater or less extent. It is as yet undecided what course will be adopted with the damaged plates., there being no machinery at Chatham dockyard with whica they can be manufactured. The Arethnsa, 35, 500 horse power, Mr V. F. Johnson, master in charge, attached to the steam reserve in the Med way, is ordered to be taken into No. 3 dock at Chatham, in order to be brought forward for commission. The Amethyst, 26, attached to the sailing reserve aqua I ron in Chatham harbour, has been lent by the Admiralty to the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to be vsed in shipping the Atlantic cable on board the Great Eastern. The Iris, !2G, which was originally lent for this service, was subsequers tly found not to adapted for the duty.